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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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