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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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