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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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