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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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