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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original 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 organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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