MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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