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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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