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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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