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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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