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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses 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
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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