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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses 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
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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