MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open 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
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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