MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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