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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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