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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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