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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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