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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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