MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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