MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers 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 different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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