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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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