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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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