MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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