MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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