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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach 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
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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