MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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