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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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