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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive 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
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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