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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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