MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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