MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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