MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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