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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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