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
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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