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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open 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
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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