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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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