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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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