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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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