MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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