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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators 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 different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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