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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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