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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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