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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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