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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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