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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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