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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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