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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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