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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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