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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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