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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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