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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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