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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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