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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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