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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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