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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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