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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
typically 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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