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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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