MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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