MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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