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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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