MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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