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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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