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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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