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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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