MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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