MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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