MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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