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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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