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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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