MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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