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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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