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
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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