MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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