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
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key 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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