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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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