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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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