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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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