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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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