MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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