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
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
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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