MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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