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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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