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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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