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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle 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
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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