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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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 online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key 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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