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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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