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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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