MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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