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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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