MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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