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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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