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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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