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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important 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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