MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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