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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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