MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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