MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open 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
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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