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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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