MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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