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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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