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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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