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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers 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
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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