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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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