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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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