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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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