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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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