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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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