MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses 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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