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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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