MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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