MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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