MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|