MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University 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 participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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