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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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