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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors 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 models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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