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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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