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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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