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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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