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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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