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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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