MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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