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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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