MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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