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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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