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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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