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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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