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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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