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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online 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
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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