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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach 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
Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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