MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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