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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
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
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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