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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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