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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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