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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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