MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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