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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses 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 variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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