MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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