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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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