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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
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 different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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