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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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