MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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