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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively 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
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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