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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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