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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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