MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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