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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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