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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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