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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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