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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers 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
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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