MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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