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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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