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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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