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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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