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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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