MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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