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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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