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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
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 models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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