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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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