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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators 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
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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