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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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