MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively 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
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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