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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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