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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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