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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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