MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
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
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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