MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online 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
Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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