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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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