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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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