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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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