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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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