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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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