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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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