MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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