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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
educators 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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