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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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