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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
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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