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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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