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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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