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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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