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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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