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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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