MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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