MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
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
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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