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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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