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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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