MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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