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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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