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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators 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
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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