MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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