MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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