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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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