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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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