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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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