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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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