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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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