MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
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
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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