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
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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