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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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