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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open 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
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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