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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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