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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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