MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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