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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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