MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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