MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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