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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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