MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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