MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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