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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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