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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach 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
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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