MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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