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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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