MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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