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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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