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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key 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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