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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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