MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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