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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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