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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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 massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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