MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers 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
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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