MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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