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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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