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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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