MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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