MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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