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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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