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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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