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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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