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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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