MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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