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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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