MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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