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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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