MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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