MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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