MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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