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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
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
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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