MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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