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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major 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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