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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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