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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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