MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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