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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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