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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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