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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
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 models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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