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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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