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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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