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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What 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 stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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