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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate 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
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores 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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