MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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