MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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