MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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