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
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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