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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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