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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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