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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators 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 different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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