MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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