MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates 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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