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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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