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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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