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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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