MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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