MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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