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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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