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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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