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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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