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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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