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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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