MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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