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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches 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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