MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online 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
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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