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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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