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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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