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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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