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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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