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 is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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