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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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