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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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