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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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