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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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