MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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