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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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