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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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