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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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