MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important 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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