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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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