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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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