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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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