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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative 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 we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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