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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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