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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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