MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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