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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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