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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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