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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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