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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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