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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes 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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