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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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