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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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