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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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