MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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
usually free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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