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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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