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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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