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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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