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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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