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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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