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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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