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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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