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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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