MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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