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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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