MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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