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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
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
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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