MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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