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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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