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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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