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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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