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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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