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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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