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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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