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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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