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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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