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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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