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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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