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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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