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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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