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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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