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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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