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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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