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
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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