MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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