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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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