MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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