MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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