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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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