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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online 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
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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