MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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