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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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