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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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