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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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