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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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