MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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