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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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