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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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