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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive 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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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