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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
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
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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