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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with
massive open online courses
(MOOCs) and
open
educational resources.
As
elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning
have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in
online classes.
How can
participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
How can
stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education
institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because
learning technology is
developing
so swiftly.
How can
participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
What
different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these
massive open online courses?
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open
education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open
education
subjects.
This sensational new book also
investigates the
opportunities
associated with
these MOOCs and
open education resources (OER).
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