MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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