MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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