MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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