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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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