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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers 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
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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