MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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