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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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