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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
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 education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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