MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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