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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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