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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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