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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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