MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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