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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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