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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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