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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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