MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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