MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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