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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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