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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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