MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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