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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
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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