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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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