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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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