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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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