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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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