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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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