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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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