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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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