MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
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 exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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