MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
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 several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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