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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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