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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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