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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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