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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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