MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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