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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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