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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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