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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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