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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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