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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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