MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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