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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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