MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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