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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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