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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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