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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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