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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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