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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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