MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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