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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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