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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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