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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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