MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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