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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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