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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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