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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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