MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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