MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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