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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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