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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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