MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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