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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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