MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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