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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach 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
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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