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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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