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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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