MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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