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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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