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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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