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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify 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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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