MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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