MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively 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
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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