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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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