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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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