MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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