MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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