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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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