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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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