MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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