MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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