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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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