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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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