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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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