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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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