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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
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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