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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important 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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