MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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