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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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