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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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