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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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