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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open 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
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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