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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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