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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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