MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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