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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC 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
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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