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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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