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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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