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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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