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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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