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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important 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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