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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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