MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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