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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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