MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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