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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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