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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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