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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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