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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental 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 teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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