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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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