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
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
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
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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