MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open 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
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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