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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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