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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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