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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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