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
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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