MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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