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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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