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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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