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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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