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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
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
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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