MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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