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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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