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
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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