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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC 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
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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