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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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