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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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