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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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