MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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