MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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