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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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