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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
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
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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