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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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