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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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