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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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