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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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