MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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