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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach 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
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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