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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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