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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online 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
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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