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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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