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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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