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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major 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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