MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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