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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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