MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers 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
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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