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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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