MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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