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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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