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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment 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
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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