MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online 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
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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