MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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