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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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