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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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