MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
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
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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