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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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