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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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