MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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