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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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