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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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