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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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