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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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