MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC 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
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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