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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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