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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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