MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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